HICKS WINS ROUND #1 OF EAST COAST RUMBLE AT BECKLEY, NANCE WINS 2018 TRIPLE CROWN

HICKS WINS ROUND #1 OF EAST COAST RUMBLE AT BECKLEY, NANCE WINS 2018 TRIPLE CROWN

FASTRAK Companies International - By Wesley Outland

PROSPERITY, WV – The Labor Day weekend for the 4th consecutive year featured the East Coast Rumble, for the first time in four seasons the FASTRAK Racing Series powered by Chevrolet Performance returned to the 3/8th mile for Round #1 of the series in addition it was also the finale for what started on Memorial Day weekend for the 14th Annual Triple Crown series and the race for the Howard Miller Grandfather Clock presented by NRV Furniture Inc. However showed it's ugly head yet again causing a 3 hour weather delay but the efforts by Beckley and FASTRAK we're successful in getting the entire show in. The race came down to #55 Benji Hicks and #4 Matthew Nance which we're battling for the Grandfather Clock settled it out in fine fashion in front of the crowd.

The race would see Benji Hicks jump out to the lead for the green and never look back driving the top side of the race surface nearly hitting the outside wall. Even after a mutli car accident that involved five top cars. Hicks was absolutely strong and no one could contend with him, Bland would be the man locally to try and pull and upset but sadly got collected with a lap car or #D52 Brad Basey causing severe damage ending his evening. Nance would also be collected in the melee but the call was determined Nance was a (secondary caution) and given the 2nd spot back. A late caution with #39 Henry Hornsby III stalling in turn four would cause one final shot for Nance to try and get to Hicks, but it just wasn't meant to be as the native from Mt. Airy, NC would claim his second FASTRAK (West Virginia) touring win to the FASTRAK Swift Springs feature winner taking the $2000 Triple Crown Finale and East Coast Rumble Round #1 event. Nance however would take the 2nd position of the race and prevail winning the Triple Crown and the recipient of the NEW Howard Miller Grandfather Clock by a mere 2 points when the checker fell. For Hicks it was two consecutive years being the Triple Crown runner up. #00 Carson Ferguson had a great comeback after being involved in the opening crash to finish 3rd, #12 Brandon Umberger would take 4th and rounding out the top 5 was #7A Corey Almond.

Full Results - FASTRAK Racing Series powered by Chevrolet Performance at Beckley Motorsports Park August 31, 2018 "East Coast Rumble"

Feature Results

1 - Benji Hicks
2 - Matthew Nance
3 - Carson Ferguson
4 - Brandon Umberger
5 - Corey Almond
6 - Henry Hornsby III
7 - Shane Greco
8 - Mike Franklin
9 - Matt Glanden
10 - Josepth Zupanick
11 - Hunter Stinnett
12 - Randy Kinder
13 - Brad Basey
14 - Michael Bland
15 - Dillon Brown
16 - Jacob Brown
17 - Brent Hilton
18 - Kenny Peeples Jr

VP Racing Fuels Fast Qualifier: Michael Bland 14.258
Swift Sprngs Feature Winner: Benji Hicks
Heat 1 Winner: Benji Hicks
Heat 2 Winner: Michael Bland
Basey's Site Equipment Hard Charger: Carson Ferguson, Advanced 14 Spots

HEAT 1

1) Benji Hicks; 2) Matthew Nance; 3) Corey Almond; 4) Matt Glanden; 5) Randy Kinder; 6) Brent Hilton; 7) Kenny Peeples Jr; 8) Brad Basey; 9) Carson Ferguson

HEAT 2

1) Michael Bland; 2) Henry Hornsby III; 3) Brandon Umberger; 4) Dillon Brown; 5) Hunter Stinnett; 6) Shane Greco; 7) Mike Franklin; 8) Jacob Brown; 9) Joseph Zupanick

VP RACING FUELS QUICKTIME QUALIFYING

#2 Michael Bland 14.258; #55 Benji Hicks 14.274; #39 Henry Hornsby III 14.276; #6 Dillon Brown 14.285; #7A Corey Almond 14.341; #12 Brandon Umberger 14.369; #5 Hunter Stinnett 14.422; #6J Jacob Brown 14.423; #3 Kenny Peeples Jr 14.424; #00 Carson Ferguson 14.465; #4 Matthew Nance 14.475; #33 Brent Hilton 14.608; #33 Shane Greco 14.662; #00 Randy Kinder 14.707; #01 Matt Glanden 14.766; #57J Joseph Zupanick 14.775; #D52 Brad Basey 14.868; #74 Mike Franklin 15.078

The NEXT event for the FASTRAK Racing Series powered by Chevrolet Performance Touring Series will be this Saturday September 1st with the $2000 to win "Brown Jug 30" part of the 50th Annual Hillbilly 100 at "America's Baddest Bullring" the 1/4 mile Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, WV. Thanks to the management and staff at Beckley for allowing us to put on a spectacular show for the awesome race fans, fighting the weather making every successful effort to get the night complete.

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